Rupert Murdoch got the predictable avalanche of liberal pushback when he recently tweeted, “Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about …
Read More »Government Definitions of 'Poverty' Confuse the Issue
Dr. Thomas Sowell, my colleague and friend, told me several years ago that he wasn’t going to write any more …
Read More »'Legacy of Slavery' Excuse For Bad Behavior and Bad Government Policy
(BCN editor’s note: This is the second of Thomas Sowell’s three-part series. See Part One.) One of the secrets of …
Read More »Statistical Racial Disparities Reflect Differences, Not 'Racism'
(BCN editor’s note: This is the first of Thomas Sowell’s three-part series.) One of the many painful signs of the …
Read More »Star Parker 'Courageously Defiant' Against Leftists
Last month, Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) founder and president Star Parker spoke at a forum in Greensboro, North Carolina, with …
Read More »The Pope-Exploiter in Chief
Normally, the issue of the pope’s infallibility wouldn’t much concern me, but it does get my attention when opportunists attempt …
Read More »The Left Has Its Pope
Pope Francis has created political controversy, both inside and outside the Catholic Church, by blaming capitalism for many of the …
Read More »Liberal Reasoning: Idiotic or Dishonest?
Many people argue that liberals, socialists and progressives do not understand basic economics. I am not totally convinced about that. …
Read More »Equal Opportunity Does Not Create Equal Outcomes
A hostile review of my new book — “Wealth, Poverty and Politics” — said, “there is apparently no level of …
Read More »Meet Candy Carson: The Anti-Michelle Obama
After nearly eight years of the East Wing’s politics of mope and complain, it’s refreshing to see a presidential candidate’s …
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